Sweet jazzy work from Ray Gaskins, saxophonist, keyboard player, and a surprisingly great singer too, working here in a smooth little set that gives him a chance to show off every side of his talents!! Ray plays a good deal of the instruments on the record himself, overdubbed with a cool sort of groove, and he also gets help from a core rhythm combo too, as well as some hip guest work from Roy Ayers on vibes and Jocelyn Brown on vocals, each of whom guest on a track apiece. The best numbers here have a smooth-stepping groove that's really great, much more stripped-down than the usual mainstream work of this type, and with an undeniably soulful groove that's right up there with other great work on the Expansion label!!
Tracklisting:
1. Ray's Strut
2. Crystal Clear
3. Butterfly
4. Lullabye
5. Naima
6. Ashes To Ashes
7. Never Say Die
8. I Want To Talk About God feat. Jocelyn Brown
9. Down Home
10. New York State Of Mind
11. When I Fall In Love
12. Summertime
13. Shady Lane
14. We Had To Say Goodbye
15. Christmas Time
16. Shady Lane (Remixed)
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